On a VERY hot day last August, my girl
friend told me she was going down to the
CVS to pick up a refill on her allergy
prescription...
I just got home from work and offered to
pick it up for her,but she said she
needed to do some other
shopping, anyways.The way she said
"other" shopping made me think it was
"that time" of the month and that I was
no good at "that" kind of shopping, so I
gave her the car keys....

author Phil

Chapter
Two

Marissa took the keys from Phil....gave
him a quick kiss on the cheek....jumped
into the 98 Camaro....and headed down
the road.
While Stevie Wonder was singing My
Cherie Amore on 96.7...Marissa couldn't
help but think about the dead end her
life had come to....no romance...no
excitement. At the tender age of 24, she
felt like an old couple married 56
years!

As she pulled into the parking lot of
CVS, she reminded herself that she was
lucky to have such a great guy be in
love with her...even if she didn't feel
as strongly as he did.
"Shew...this humidity....I'll be glad to
get this prescription filled....so I can
just breathe!" she thought to herself
... and thank goodness CVS is open late.
She enters the store....finding no one
in there, but a lonely pharmacist. They
strike up a conversation.....she's in no
particular hurry to return
home.......Phil is watching the football
game anyway!

Suddenly they are rudely interrupted
with a loud shout! "HANDS UP" They had
both been so enthralled, they hadn't
even noticed the little jingle bell ring
the front door when it opened.
They turned....only to find themselves
looking down the barrel of a 357 magnum!

"GIMME ALL YOUR MONEY'...the nervous man
shouted.

Marissa could tell he was
nervous by the slight tremor of his
hand.

She could also tell he was new at this,
for he hadn't even covered his
face....which she noticed was quite
strong and handsome.
The gangly pharmacist quickly
obeyed....opened the cash
register....and
handed the man $32.56.
The robber was shocked...astonished!
$32.56! Marissa quickly reached in her
purse and pulled out a $20
bill......

"Here, you can have this", she
stated quickly........"but you have to
take me with you!"

She grabbed her prescription....and the
two went running out the
door....

author
Penny

Chapter
Three

They ran for the robbers get away car
(which happened to be a lime green 62 VW
bus) and took of at top speed (about 50
miles per hour).

"My name's Bob and it's not a real gun.
This is my forth holdup here and i just
get so really bored doing the same thing
over and over again. I wish i could
think of something new and exciting."
Bob moped.

"Ya know, Bob' Marissa excitedly
replied. "I feel the same way! I'm just
so bored with my life. What can we do
that is really exciting?"

Bob thought about this for a moment.
"Well there's an airport near here...we
could get a ticket to South America and go
exploring in the jungle!", He replied
with glee.

"Yea, but i don't think we could get
there with lets see...a total of 57
dollars between us." Marissa sadly said.

"Oh, I'll just use my credit card. I
have over 2 million in the bank. I just
do the holdup thing for excitement. The
pharmacist is my uncle and i do this
every Thursday. But it's been getting
pretty boring lately." Bob said.

"Well let's get going to South America
then", Marissa yelled gleefully as they
flew (at 50 miles per hour) toward the
airport...

author
Michael

Chapter
Four

The VW bus sped down the road, kicking
up gravel and dust. Marissa and Bob sat
in silence listening to the wind whistle
through the windows, as old VW's tend to
do.

Marissa looked straight ahead,
remembering Phil's face, and the way
that lock of long dark hair fell into
his blue eyes. She recalled his smile,
wondering if she was doing the right
thing. Marissa thought about how hurt
Phil would be, how she would miss her
boring, but comfortable life. She knew
she could wimp out and change her mind,
but what would Bob do?

"Oh my God," she thought as she stared
ahead at the dotted lines in the
highway. "I don't really know if this
guy is telling the truth, what if he's
really a psycho?"

Bob glanced over at Marissa. She felt
his gaze and looked at him, their eyes
locked, then they both turned away. Bob
watched the road, thinking about the
cute chick next to him. He smiled
inside, knowing this was going to be
fun.

Marissa could see the airport in the
distance, and didn't know what to do.
"Should I stay or should I go?" she
thought nervously, as that very song
came to mind.
She recalled the last time she felt so
excited with anticipation, her last road
trip. Travelling cross-country to be
with Phil was the most exciting thing
she had ever done. The adrenaline rush
of seeing him walk out of his house when
she pulled onto the gravel drive. She
felt that same anticipation now, as Bob
hit the brakes, and the bus slowed to a
crawl.

"Damn," said Bob, "traffic."

Marissa,
lost in thought, hadn't noticed. She
braced herself with her feet as the bus
slowed.

She looked at him and smiled, "Sure,
sounds good!"

Bob pulled the tape out as he smiled at
her, and Marissa closed the glove box as
he popped the tape into the stereo. His
arm had left her knee, but she still
felt it there.

The traffic was moving slowly but
surely, "More Than a Feeling" was
playing, and Marissa looked at Bob and
said.....